img src=”http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzpgh08JiM1qzt3xbo1_400.jpg”/br/br/pCongrats Andy Newell. (Kikkan Randall photo, brazenly stolen from Fasterskier.)/p
Category: XCFeeds
A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.
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15km Freestyle (Handicap Start)
- Saturday: 50F and Sunny, Sunday: 6″ fresh snow
Sunday couldn’t have been more different than Saturday. It snowed really hard most of the morning and the groomers were running laps all the way up to the start of the race.
Handicap start meant that racers started based on there finishes in the prior 3 races. My handicap was pretty big (+7:10), but I was able to start in a wave of skiers at +5 minutes. I felt good and was able to catch several other skiers. It was fun to ski in a pack and a great way to finish off my first European World Cup tour.
It has been a bit of a blur after the races. Packing things up and flying to Maine for the 50km National Championships and Super Tour Finals. I am feeling good and want to race the 50km on Wednesday but I will make the call after the travel is complete. (Layover in ORD right now)
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More Crash Pictures
After Saturday’s race I talked to a photographer, who I believe is Leif Lillandt. I was kind of upset and a bit out of it at the time. He sent me a link to these photos from his picasa site. He has some great photos from the race. Check them out at
http://picasaweb.google.se/Leif.Lillandt/FISWCFinal2010FalunMarch20th#5451237728880957698
Getting Things Started
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The Road Goes on Forever
There’s nothing like a good road trip to kick off spring.
No tickets to book, nor schedule to keep.
Just pull off the road when you’re ready to sleep.
The sun shines bright and the pavement is dry,
there’s so much to see when you opt not to fly.
Go find some good friends to help split the drive,
and keep your eye out for a cheap motel dive.
When your waitress says, “Maine? Where’s that?!”
Make sure she knows the world: it’s not flat.
The Great Lakes truly are a spectacular sight,
Until you reach half-way, in the town of North Bay.
From there it’s all French and Fleur-de-lis,
The abbreviation s.v.p: I learned it means please.
Our Motto: “Hell Bent for Fort Kent,” the drive is now past,
I’m psyched that we made it to Maine wicked fast.
Sault Ste Marie
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2009-2010 coming to a close…
div style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S6gmJMG–zI/AAAAAAAAA7U/bgirZxh0-gU/s1600-h/1261115774_8d8a.jpg”/aa onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S6gch30OGrI/AAAAAAAAA7M/p8EFPgLPVNY/s1600-h/IMG_1072.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S6gch30OGrI/AAAAAAAAA7M/p8EFPgLPVNY/s400/IMG_1072.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451638717176224434″ //abr /Sunday marked the official end of my biathlon competition season with the Mass Start and the first day of spring with a sunburnt face. I was really glad to be here for US Nationals and to get a chance to race some low key races on a former “hometown” course. After a great week of training at home and a solid lead into the race week I really enjoyed the first race. I gave my self the best chance of putting together a good race series, but the length of the race season, the heights of the Olympics and the lows of poor performances have really tested my ardor for competition this season. Coming back to the County was the right place to be to rekindle my enjoyment for racing and ending the season on a good note. Despite some tough races this week, it was in those trying moments that I found that there is still a lot of work left to be done. After some fun xc races this week and a healthy spring break, I will get another chance to pick back up where I have left off.div div style=”text-align: center;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-size: small;”Racing in Fort Kent four years ago.
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Revisiting the Secret Training Ground — The Future??
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fFHA31QHI/AAAAAAAABaM/gDKGcm_xJrg/s1600-h/IMG_0500.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fFHA31QHI/AAAAAAAABaM/gDKGcm_xJrg/s400/IMG_0500.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451542598239207538″ border=”0″ //aExample one:br /Rochester Cafe. Maple Milkshake. Big Smile. It will make you ski faster. Alec McGovern.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fFGvyfY-I/AAAAAAAABaE/ATd5Ca2L-pg/s1600-h/IMG_0503.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fFGvyfY-I/AAAAAAAABaE/ATd5Ca2L-pg/s400/IMG_0503.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451542593653400546″ border=”0″ //aThe future via garbage cans. Leased Bill Koch Ski League skis were cleaned and returned last week. The Mad River BKL clan is gaining strength and you can bet there will be some talent coming from this pool.br /br /My favorite fact about youth skiing in the Valley: “V1?V2? Who cares…let’s go do helicopters.”br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvw3oc8I/AAAAAAAABZU/CghBYkHHj4w/s1600-h/IMG_2661.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvw3oc8I/AAAAAAAABZU/CghBYkHHj4w/s400/IMG_2661.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541099294782402″ border=”0″ //aAnd yes the secret training ground. Somewhere close to school–come visit–we’ll take you there. That is if you agree to wear a blindfold…br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvdiG6EI/AAAAAAAABZM/_siJTKwcH4I/s1600-h/IMG_2663.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvdiG6EI/AAAAAAAABZM/_siJTKwcH4I/s400/IMG_2663.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541094104229954″ border=”0″ //aCoach Weston with the group in tow.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvGylu2I/AAAAAAAABZE/jgZopXkj_4k/s1600-h/IMG_2664.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDvGylu2I/AAAAAAAABZE/jgZopXkj_4k/s400/IMG_2664.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541087999343458″ border=”0″ //aScott Patterson, Alaska Winter Stars, got a taste of VT this week. Sinclair and McGovern.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDuiSmrAI/AAAAAAAABY8/1_dvW0oJd2I/s1600-h/IMG_2671.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDuiSmrAI/AAAAAAAABY8/1_dvW0oJd2I/s400/IMG_2671.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541078201510914″ border=”0″ //aThe lesser Green Timber Wolf. aka Rafter the Golden Relocator.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDuZfjEbI/AAAAAAAABY0/1wJbopBabOI/s1600-h/IMG_2673.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fDuZfjEbI/AAAAAAAABY0/1wJbopBabOI/s400/IMG_2673.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451541075839881650″ border=”0″ //aWhat’s up in the tree Raf?br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCqEw5n9I/AAAAAAAABYs/h-GBLVVkGU8/s1600-h/IMG_2675.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCqEw5n9I/AAAAAAAABYs/h-GBLVVkGU8/s400/IMG_2675.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539902044413906″ border=”0″ //a”Man this is some nice weather for sunbathing.”br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpzDA2NI/AAAAAAAABYk/Lpvr4e8G2PI/s1600-h/IMG_2680.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpzDA2NI/AAAAAAAABYk/Lpvr4e8G2PI/s400/IMG_2680.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539897288546514″ border=”0″ //aPatterson captured from the treetop.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpgVxLjI/AAAAAAAABYc/OyxRZL5G53M/s1600-h/IMG_2681.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpgVxLjI/AAAAAAAABYc/OyxRZL5G53M/s400/IMG_2681.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539892266937906″ border=”0″ //aDaniel Moore out in the meadow below Texas Gap.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpA6JCqI/AAAAAAAABYU/ReCw1VFuWYI/s1600-h/IMG_2682.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCpA6JCqI/AAAAAAAABYU/ReCw1VFuWYI/s400/IMG_2682.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539883829562018″ border=”0″ //aThe crew heading home.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCoDzlMUI/AAAAAAAABYM/5_xBUSshMD8/s1600-h/IMG_2684.JPG”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6fCoDzlMUI/AAAAAAAABYM/5_xBUSshMD8/s400/IMG_2684.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451539867427483970″ border=”0″ //aMiss Stitt.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1847564486460994594-8929894341583884635?l=gmvsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Crusty but restful Maine…
span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-family: arial; font-size: small;”I’m sorry for the infrequent posts lately…. while I sometimes wish that life was as interesting as it was everyday at the Olympics, a big part of me is thankful that for the meantime, life has calmed down for a couple of days.nbsp;/spanbr /span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-family: arial; font-size: small;”/spanbr /divbr //divdivdiv class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: center;”
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Biathlon — North American Biathlon Championship
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVKXS0cNI/AAAAAAAABYE/lgE3UdqtKg8/s1600-h/gmvsbiathlon.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVKXS0cNI/AAAAAAAABYE/lgE3UdqtKg8/s400/gmvsbiathlon.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451489879239454930″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVKPdWzwI/AAAAAAAABX8/KIEVsYQhQ9o/s1600-h/Fort+Kent+19+mars+2010+105.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVKPdWzwI/AAAAAAAABX8/KIEVsYQhQ9o/s400/Fort+Kent+19+mars+2010+105.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451489877136166658″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVJ1n_7kI/AAAAAAAABX0/O0gDFmt0jcc/s1600-h/Fort+Kent+19+mars+2010+063.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3c1Nv5NLyNg/S6eVJ1n_7kI/AAAAAAAABX0/O0gDFmt0jcc/s400/Fort+Kent+19+mars+2010+063.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451489870201482818″ border=”0″ //abr /Devlin Shea, Antoine St-Louis and Dani Leblanc competed last weekend in the North American Biathlon Championships.br /br /Here are a few pictures and a link to the
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Black Jack
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8lplfcx_Ro/S6ds9hezmVI/AAAAAAAAAdk/9ZQLedsGIQI/s1600-h/blackjack.JPG”img style=”float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8lplfcx_Ro/S6ds9hezmVI/AAAAAAAAAdk/9ZQLedsGIQI/s320/blackjack.JPG” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451445678170675538″ border=”0″ //aGrooming ended here at home last Tuesday and the local season is winding down. So
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Why do they say he’s unsportsmanlike? Northug shakes…
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All kinds of Bryan Gregg. (Reblogged from Andy Newell. )
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Slovenia Europa Cup Finals Report…Finally!
The final weekend of the European “OPA” Cup tour brought us to Rogla, Slovenia. We were greeted by a massive blizzard and strong winds in the first several days so we spent got to spend spend some time trudging through the snow. Here’s the Spanish team coaches shoveling a path to get to the door of their wax trailer. We stayed in cabins near a mall-like hotel that had everything from polka
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“Sir, will you be carrying that bag on?” “Yes….
img src=”http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzn70cslma1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/p“Sir, will you be carrying that bag on?”/p
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Few Americans have won an individual race at NCAAs. A belated…
img src=”http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzn6xfy8rn1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pFew Americans have won an individual race at NCAAs. A belated congrats to Gelso. (Did anyone take any pictures of his win??)/p
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First ROLLERSKI of the season.
I have to admit that I have already been out on the rollerskis this spring. Gross. And its not that I don’t like rollerskiing. In fact I think most of the time it is at least as enjoyable as skiing on snow (especially compared to all the time spent skiing at -15 degrees), which is good considering the ski season only lasts 3 months (4 if we’re lucky). But I usually don’t break out the rollerskis for a couple more weeks. Technically I didn’t break out emmy/em rollerskis yet, but on Friday morning Nichole and I were up at my parents’ house and she had a 13 mile run planned. I wanted to come along, but my legs were really feeling the previous 6 days running (after no running the previous month). My knees can take only so much pounding, and they were telling me that this should not be running day #7. Fortunately my dad has the same size feet, and after a little scrounging I found some old combi boots, a pair of poles, and the Marwes. Soon we were off, and I double-poled and single-sticked along while Nichole ran with the dog. Nice and easy. It was probably not such a bad thing training-wise -the reason I stay off the rollerskis for a month or so after the ski season is more for the mental break than anything physical, and this rollerski was very relaxing. It was a preview of the next 8 months.br /br /Side note: Ski racing season is not finished on the world cup. How would you like to be the
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Crust Cruising Galore!
Clear cold nights, warm sunny days, endless potato fields, Northern Maine…what do you get? Amazing crust skiing!!! This morning was one of those perfect crust skiing days. While the temperature was cool at the start of the ski, the radiating sun quickly warmed us up!br /br /Caitlin Compton, Holly Brooks, Katie Ronsse, Becca Rorabaugh and I had the pleasure of crust skiing with some local girls. It was their first time crust skiing and they enjoyed skiing where ever they wanted and cruising the endless fields.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/S6ZqHayqOiI/AAAAAAAAAmU/yB8t4NyHrk4/s1600-h/IMG_1541%5B1%5D”img style=”display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/S6ZqHayqOiI/AAAAAAAAAmU/yB8t4NyHrk4/s320/IMG_1541%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451161074661997090″ border=”0″ //abr //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/S6Zq6HtkTTI/AAAAAAAAAmc/VQZhgo9qNeQ/s1600-h/IMG_1543%5B1%5D”img style=”display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/S6Zq6HtkTTI/AAAAAAAAAmc/VQZhgo9qNeQ/s320/IMG_1543%5B1%5D” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451161945713691954″ border=”0″ //abr /I enjoyed skiing with the girls and then continued my distance ski with another hour of crust cruising. If you’re looking for some good, spring crust cruising, Northern Maine is the place to be!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-1822859379917703913?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
